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LIBRARY Of JONGRESS 
Vwu Copies rteuoivtMj 

AUG 14 l!^06 

Qopyrii/ni cii[r> 
COPY 8. 



Copyright, loo^, by 
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHING COMPANY 



THE WERNER COMPANY 
AKFiON, OHIO 






TO MY HUSBAND 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 



A Woman's Tribute 21 

Promisk of Spring . 31 

Love, the Gift 39 

What the Violin Said 51 

A Valentine i^-y 

Spring Song 65 

Twilight -73 



CONTENTS 

( Continued) 



Because gi 

Sanctuary 3q 

The Coming of Love 99, 

Credo jq:^ 

Dreams .... ny 

Bud and Bloom \2^ 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



I. My Heart, It Is a Violin Froniispiece 

II. If I Could Touch THE Ivory Keys 

WITH Fingers That Swayed 

THE Souls of Men ... 25 ' 

III. Her Heart of Love Doth 

Know 33 

IV. Though Flames Burn Out into 

Ashes, and the Past Is a 
Vague Regret .... 41 
V. A Mystic Hope to Share . . 47 

VI. With Living Sjring and Bow 

OF Flame 53 

VII. Sunset and Sense of Rest, and 
THE Night's Long Dreams 
OF Thee S9 



ILLUSTRATIONS 

(Continued) 



VIII. A Purple Plume Leaps into Life 

ON THE Lilac Tree ... 67 ' 
IX. The Scarlet Maple, Glowing 

Like Pent Flame .... 7;^^ 
X. And Light the Springtime's Airy 

Tread 8^ 

XI. My Heart Is Thy Dear Temple 91 
XII. Between Their Silken Folds I 

Set a Light loi . 

XIII. The Sword Which Guards 

That Paradise Brandisheth 
Still Its Blade of Flame . 107 

XIV. Frail as Butterflies, Poised 

FOR Airy Flight . . . . 11 q 
XV. The Night is a Close-Shut Bud 127 



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oK ©Y^onr^an'/i) ©JriSute 



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me tfte gift of 
a N5)oice 
©Jftat couPcl cftarm aolfft f^e 
nofex^ of a borePie, 
4 coouPiL /^ir^g ar24 ^'^g? ^'^^ ^^^^ 
ocjon c^ear 
cftoice, 
©recjo iTie t*o 
^ou aPcDQ^. 




©^ifft a cnizarel foucfi an^ a 

Pi^e-fifte grace, 
©Jftea cjoouPc^ (# painf ffte a:)"^oPe 

year tftrougft, 
picCurex^ o^ your 

c|ear ^ace. 



23- 



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©Y^ifft finger/ fftat x^ooaijec^ tfte 

x^oufx^ o^ men, 
CJOouFc^ pPaij fiPf ffte ^ea^^ea-'6ora 

mePoc^iex^ 
bei. Ljou €acfe fo -^- """"^ Jli^ 

me agair^. 






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©r 1^ J commaacleiL 
a x^u€>tPe pen 
iJ^at cjooaPi x^ear aPP fteartx^ coitft 
a x^trofee of fParrje, 
©J^ea coouFil (i corite fiPP ffte coorPcj 
of rrjea 
Si)oa:>ec^ af tfte 
x^ounil of 
your name. 



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Si)uf ffte cjoizarc^ gl^f 
ar^il tfte magic 

oKre ^©ouc'^x^a^eiL fo "Buf feo:) in 
r7 tftix^ eommoQpPoce x^pftere; 

(sKnc^ "Being naagftf "6uf a cjoorrjar^ — 
cjoePP, 




^ car^ onP^ Po^e 



"m 



LJOU, il 



ear. 



— 28- 



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promise of ^prir^g 



fte rox^e^A ftearf tftrifPx^ ur^c^eraeatft 

Sn x^ifence ilim anil x^coeet; 
)ome^oa:>5 x^orQeaoaij, "^er ftearf o^ 
fo^e c|offt ftnocjo 
©I^af ^prir^gfime^x^ mex^x^age 
fPeef 
(^omefft, cjoif"^ ooingeiL 
feet. 



—32— 




§ 



n 



ftiPPx^ of ^une 
©Y^itfi ^e^erilure cPa^ arix^e; 
fie purPing nofe of 6rooft<^5 ffie 
ODiPi. "BiriL^x^ tuae, 
olTux^fieil, iTjLjx^flc, mooaPif 
x^lCiex^5 
iJraiP motfi/ anc| firefPle<^. 



are fong, 
^tera tfte c^ecreex^ of f^-''^^; 
S^uf /omecoftere, ilear, a6lc^ex^ ffte 

ro'Biri^x^ '^or^g ; 
©y/e can afforil fo ooait, 
©Jftougft Springtime comefft 

fate. 



-36- 



bo^e, ^Re Syiff 



ftere ix^ aPcjoaLjx^ or^e "^earf tftat 
reiT|em'6erf5 

©J^oagfi ffte otHer fteart ^orgef ; 
fiougft ^Pame/ "Burn oaf info o/^e/, 

(sKniL f^e pa/f ix^ a ^ague regref. 



I^coe \f^ no pax^x^Ing fanc^, 

©lo ^aile in a mor^t"^ or a ^ear^ 

Ji>ora o^ a poet^xi^ c^rearrjlng, 

oKnil an arelent atinoApftere. 




©Jftoug^ tHe ^W\'R ftafo o^ romance 
©Y^reatfte aPf coitft itx^ tropic 
gPeam, 
oKnil fte x^eex^ tfte one "BePo^ecl 
©I'^roag'^ t^e "^aze o^ ^1/ goPc^ei^ 
c^ream. 



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iJor tfte x^ouP o^ ^igft ic|eaFx^ 

"booftx^ ^ortft to tfte ilayx^ to 
6c ; 

oAaeL tftc pcet^x^ pax^x*)ionate coor- 

©Y^ear/ ffie maafFc o^ frageilv. 



45- 



Si)uf once unfo ^ucH ix4> ^hen 
qJ\ mvx^fic ftope to x^ftare; 

enileiLj 
(J-x^ a roac^ tftaf feac^x^ r^ooDftere. 



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©yftaf r^e >^iofiri |)aic| 



Mu ftearf, it ix^ a ^£)loPin^ 

©Y^if^ f>^''2g x^'Tring anc^ "6000 o^ 



^Pame ; 



(#tA pciPx^ing no^eA are -d^cjoeet arjc^ 
^our (^earj ilear narrje 



(J\n<^ x^ftouPi. ijou /bee?: ffte f^eme fo 

^t/b fon(\e/b\' Pox/aPl^ to pro^5e5 
^ou^FP fiai. tftrougft aPP itx^ colilex^t 



rat^ge, 






<A >^afentli2e 



^urjrixi^e anil mora- a^ 
ing x^far, 
(sKac^ tfte NS)ix^ion/ of^ noon fo "Be, 
(aKfP tftex^e, ^ePo^e^eilj ^ou are^ 
oKi^iL more to 
n]e. 




-58- 



of fftecj 
(2J\n4 PoNS)e ai^i. fife at tfteir €)ex^t 
^ou are fo 
me. 



6i - 



(Keart c^ tnij Reart 
fean near,- 
Sf Chacon or t^e e^^ening 6e^ 
G^^ery c|a^ ia ffte year 

iJftriFP/ fo me mougftt of ffiee, 
(sKPcDQLjx^ tfte 
c^reaiT] of 
fftee. 



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—62— 



ipnr\g ^D^f^g 



Mil 



primrox^e coa^x^j 
©J^e x^ac| ofc^ coorPd ix^ 
young agaii^; 
©yor^e are tfte cjoinfer^x^ 
ilrearLj ila^x^j 

of mix^f anil rain^ 
©J^eir c^e/oPafe ^rearn/ 
of pain. 



■66- 




Ufie air ixi) x^coeef, anil a 
purpFe pFun]e 
beap/ Info ?\fe on f^e 
PiFac free, 

ohnR tfie CDooilx^ are ^uPP 
of^ a ^aiaf per- 

©Jfte cjoooilx^ are a 

x^ODaijing x^ea 
©f errjeraPiL propftecu. 



■69. 




©Y^Rat are cjoe ooaitir^g 
^or^ Ljou anil (#? 
©J^e pa/f \f ^eacj^anc^ 
tfte ila^/ ffiaf are 
"^ere 
iJftriff coitft an unK^nocon 
eex^taeV/j 
(sKnil a "^ea^ejet^ o^ PoNS^e 

fiex^ r^ear, 
©urx^ ^or ffie fafeir^g^ 
c^ear. 



- 70 - 



J-fearf of^ mij ^earf, ^o you 

unc^erx^tanil 
Hftat fate maLj €>e 

con7pa//e46^jarf 

or^e iCix^x^? 
©Jftat ^appinex^x^ fiex^ in 

f'^e cPax^p o^ Ljour 

ohn^ fteoNS>ei2^x^ ee- 

x^fafie 6Plx^x^ 
(#x^ onPij anil onPv 

tftlx^ — 
^our K^Ix^x^j your pax^- 
x^ionafe ftix^x^? 



©Icjoifig^f 



x^acjo a x^tar gPearrj tftrougft tfte 
mapfe tree^ 
©Ifte x^carPef rrjapfej gfooolng Pifee 

peaf f f arr|e ; 
(sKniL aPF f'^e <^iPence trena- 
"BPeiL cjoifft tft^ namej 
(2J\nil aPP t'^e ^reaming 
4urfe coq/ fuPP of 



(aKi^il t.hen tftou carriex^t, "Befo^ecl; 
tfttj ^oot/fep x^prai^g 
©at of tfte x^tiPPnex^x^, aoitft a 

(sKail ecfto rar^ t'o meef it^ 

x^ooeefHearf mine^ 

G^9e furnec^fo noonc^a^, 

anc^ tfte xi^lPeace 

x^ang. 



(sKnil ^neatft tfte rrjapPe^/ erimAon 

(sJ\ x^^ac^oao among x^"^ac^e/ ljou 

came anil ooenC, 
T^ea^ing me aPP aPone^ "Buf 
ftaP^ cot^fenf 
©y/IfR j^^'^t a x^fta^oco 
anc^ a memory. 



■78- 



5i)ecau/^e 



Si)ecau/e you x^mife tfte 

rox^e \^ re^j 
Ufte x^^unx^ftine aoea^s)ex^ it/ 

are cPoud[Pe//5 €>Pue, 
U^e air \j /of'f €>ecaure 

o^ LJOU, 

time^x^ airy 
treail. 



— 82- 



©yftaf grief x^ftaPf pine 

uncomforfei.5 
®y/^eq x^rrjiPex^ Pifte yourx^ 

are x^coeefPLj x^fteil? 
Ufte x^ac^ oPc| ODorfi tafee/ 

ftearf anecjOj 
Si)ecaax^e ^ou x^miPe* 



■S5- 



cjoftat xi^fonnx^ 
are "Brec^, 
©Y^ftat tftur^iler-cPouilx^ 
anc^ PigfttaingA 
c^reail! 
(Ro 4ou-6f maf aPF 4 

x^fafe ix^ true 
iJrom at^Lj poef^x^ polr^f 
of ^^iecjo.j 
©earj ^tix^ enoug"^ fo furi^ 
one^x^ fieail, 
Si)ecaa/e ^ou x^miPe* 



■86 



#anefuar^ 



Hearf ix^ ffty ilear fem- 
pPe ; cotTLej my ocjoi^, 

(#nfo ffiij tempPe; — 
^fix^ ffte ftour of 

anil 6Lreaa]x^ tfiat 

Murmur an orix^on tftat ij 
fftir^e aPone, 



(Kere f'^e cjo^Ife aPfar ODif"^ 
if A Pam'Senf ^Pame; 

Uftlne ix^ tfte aPCarj 
mine ffte x^acrifice; 

©\f/Kat.e^er x^eerrjetft 
gooiLPtj in tftine 



^i/^^j 



1^)0 ! it ix^ t^ine^ coiPf t^ou 
"Buf/peaft it/ name. 



■93- 



(Koco AftaFP S gi^e if ffiou 

cjoiPt nof ileiTLanc:^? 

^iQce giN^ir^g i/ aPP iti\/ 

Pi^Gj (# praij tftee, 

MyPife ifx^ePf i/ mine; 
mine ffte c^ear fo/fe 
©Jo Pay itx^ freax^urex^ open 
to tft^ ftanc|. 



•94- 



fftan iT|L| ^eart, 
f^enour^cec^ ffie crocoa 

of Po^s)e f^or PoN^e^x^ 

ocon x^afee; 
Si)uf from f^I/ "j^our Yi/ 

tRine, "BePo^ecl, to 

J\ giff for fftecj m^ con- 
queror, x^et apart. 



Mlj ^earf i/f^LjfairferrjpPe; 
come, rrjine ooon, 
©CJoePP in tftij x^acrec^ 
/■^rine ^or e^errr^ore. 

iTLL) moretftar^ coa- 
Cjueror, 
Sro^^e ffte x^aoeet mij/ter- 
iex^ tftat are tfilne 
aPone. 



-q6- 



@JRe ©oming o^ l^c^e 



d- openeil (x>\(^e itilj curtain/ anc^ 

eacft nigfttj 
Si)eta:>eea tfteir x^iPK^en ^oPiLx^ (S x^ef 

a figftt, 
iJeariQg tfte "bo^e)e5 ilear "bo^e, mig'^t 

go ax^tra^, 
Mix^x^ing ffte goPilen g^^^y ^f tfte 

Ji)ut in ffte c^arfenex^x^ fte ftat^ f^^'24 
Ri/ ooau. 



iJor coftet^ ffte nigftf cjoaxi) c^Im, coif^- 

out a x^tar, 
jKnil afP rrps/ oiP ^urr^f out, (# ftearc^ 

(J\ ^oot^aPP ec^oir^g t^rougft t'^e 

x^iPenf gPooin; 
©Jftea xi)U6liLeaF^ aPP ffte miilr^IgRt 

ODax^ a'BPooiTL, 
(aJ\nc^ Po ! Ljour prex^ence ia itllj empfy 

room. 



— 103 ■ 




■^ 



C^reiLi 



©Jftat ix^ not Po>e)e 

©r coP^fv caPcuPatex^ tfie eox^t; 
iJor fte mux^t cour^t Ifie cjoorPc^ 
CDcPP Pox^f, 
©Y^fto x^tep/ cjoitfiin "bo^e^e^x^ av/x^tic 



ro6- 





pCLd)X^ 


>Icn 1/ 


nof aa 




empl^ narrie. 




©Y^e ailing ax^ 


aPlen 


tonguex^ 




oR'o'i/^e ; 








©Jfte Acjoorc| co^icft guarilx^ t^at 




SaraiLix^e 






arai^c^I/fiem x^tiPP 








\t^ ^Pa^e 








cf f Panie. 







log — 



©Ific conimenf-6 o^ 
f^ecrificfiproag; 
©Iftau /eff-appoinfec| coterie, 
©yftat x^ftafF tftet) count In 
ila^x^ fo 6e, 
&f/^efl fife 4rlff/ 
on fo e^en 
x^or^g? 



iJor in fftaf ^agae anc[ 

©Jfte x^ftaiLocjOLj JTea^en tfte 

cfturcftex^ teacft, 
©y^af fruit of fo>^e x^ftaFP e^5er 
reacR 
"fte ftearfx^ tftat 
Ra>5>e "Been 
empl^ Here? 



©J^e cjo^ife /far/ paf e 
anc^ f^4^ CLCJoaij, 
Ufte ftornfec^ moon grooD^ x^fim 

anc^ cjoaQj 
Si)efore tfte gPorij of tfte c^aoon, 
e farger rac^iancG 



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f 



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3o iri ffte x^t'rejy o|^ 
tftat gi^eat 

©Wfticfi. neNS)er x^ftone on x^ea or 

Fa nil 5 
©Jfte cPax^p o^ or^e 'SePo^^eiL ^ar^il 
l)^afP puf a f^ou- 

Aan(^ i.ou€>i/ J^St 

tofPigftt. ^^K 



113— 



1^ 



t"^e ^s)ioPet 
iJrorTL pafPic^ c^aoon/ OD^en x^form 

cPouilx^ focoer ; 
^o x^teailfax^tP^ S fcice tfte 
ftour, 
J\n4 £iile me fife 
fftaf cjoalt/ 



me 



^y 



et 



aPP ^ftaPP pro^e 

creeiL ; 

neeil, 
(Kere anc:| J-fere- 
a^fer^cr^pLj — 



IIS — 



t 



©rearri)^ 



my x^oagx^ fiac^ coing^, ^^^ 

©Jfte^ CJOouPil ^P^ to 

^aPx^ing, x^enx^ote tftingx^^ 
©Y^ftix^peri ng of me. 



— ii8- 



Poix^e^ for airy fPig^fj 

©T^ey cjDouPcl feijy your eyej 

^n ffie iT^iiLelfe nigftt. 



i^fte^ ODouPil ^\M ^our 



eijes, 



ecPipx^e ; 

^^e^/ coouPi prex^^ 
your Pipx«>. 



(sKr^c^ ijour puFx^e odouP^ 
Peap, 
f^ex^tPex^x^5 pa<^x^ioa- 
tox^x^eilj 
©Pax^ping in your 6?eei^ 
SorTiefftir^g you ftaNS)e 
Pox^to 



S^uc^ anc| 5^foom 



fie riigfif ix^ a cPo/e-x^fiut ^uR^ 
©Jfiat ftoPaetfi fax^t afcoay, 

fie "BPoom of ffie mora fo ^e, 

Hfie l^oPc^ec^ fPocjoer of tfie c^au, 
©Jfie fPoaoer of tfie coining 4^y* 



Ui^e iLream cf ^^ur ilear ^ace. 



—129— 



■6Poorr|5 
(#a a x^umn^er-time iLi>e)ine, 
©Y^ften my ^anil/ are Faiil ia^ourfj 
jKnel ^our fip/ are Qear fo rrjlr^e; 
^our c^ear Pip/ cPo/e to rrjine. 



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